Eye of the Needle

novel by Ken Follett
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1215095
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Eye of the Needle

Summary

Eye of the Needle is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eye of the Needle authored Ken Follett[3].
  • Eye of the Needle received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Eye of the Needle's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Eye of the Needle was published by Penguin Group[6].
  • Eye of the Needle's genre is thriller[7].
  • Eye of the Needle's genre is crime fiction[8].
  • Eye of the Needle's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Eye of the Needle's country of origin is recorded as Wales[10].
  • Eye of the Needle was released on 1978[11].
  • Eye of the Needle was published on May 1978[12].
  • Eye of the Needle's has edition or translation is recorded as Eye of the Needle[13].
  • Eye of the Needle's official website is recorded as https://ken-follett.com/bibliography/eye_of_the_needle/index.html[14].
  • Eye of the Needle's main subject is World War II[15].
  • Eye of the Needle's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1069725', 'amount': '+339'}[16].
  • Eye of the Needle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eye of the Needle'}[17].
  • Eye of the Needle's derivative work is recorded as Eye of the Needle[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 60e66dcf-15c3-4462-85f0-7d253ffb4bf0[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Eye of the Needle authored Ken Follett[3]. It was published by Penguin Group[6].

Publication

Publication dates include 1978[11] and May 1978[12]. Eye of the Needle's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include thriller[7] and crime fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

Eye of the Needle's main subject is World War II[15].

Reception

Eye of the Needle received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[4].

Why It Matters

Eye of the Needle ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Eye of the Needle receive?

Honors received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . goodreads.com. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . theedgars.com. Retrieved . theedgars.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . goodreads.com. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://ken-follett.com/bibliography/eye_of_the_needle/index
    Award received
    Has edition or translation Eye of the Needle
    Publication date
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:آئی آف دی نیڈل (ناول)]]"
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